CNAME Record

If you would like to direct a domain name that you have to some other domain address or subdomain, the best way to do that would be to use a CNAME record. By creating such a record, the domain address being pointed loses all of its records (A, MX, and so on) and instead, it takes the A record of the Internet domain it's directed to. That way, if you use a web design service by some company that gives you a subdomain, you can use an actual domain name and not only will it be pointed to the Internet site that you've created, but it will also appear in the web browser address bar at all times. Other possible uses of a CNAME record are to direct all the targeted traffic from different subdomains to their main domain address, or to use the webmail service of your hosting provider by using webmail.your-doman.com, for instance. The latter will work only by setting up a CNAME record for a subdomain because this kind of a record set up for the main domain makes it impossible to use email addresses.

CNAME Records in Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which we offer with each and every hosting package, will permit you to create CNAME records for every domain or subdomain hosted in the account with only a few mouse clicks. If you are not confident how to go about it, you can check out the video tutorial available within the CP, read the comprehensive Help article on the subject, or simply contact us and we can help you 24/7, although it is not likely you'll experience any difficulties as all it takes to create a new CNAME record is to pick a domain/subdomain, type the hostname you're forwarding to, and save the change. The new record is going to be fully active within the hour. Using CNAME records enables you to have better control of your domains and site content and our system is simple and intuitive enough to allow people with no previous experience to set up this sort of records with ease.

CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Managing DNS records usually appears to be a tough task to the people with less experience, but the Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with every Linux semi-dedicated hosting that we provide, is quite simple to use. If you would like to set up a CNAME record for any purpose, all you will have to do will be to choose the domain or subdomain you need, pick the type of record, which will be CNAME in this case, then type the value i.e. the domain address or subdomain you are forwarding to. The procedure is quite easy and you can set up the record in the DNS Records section of the CP. Within the hour the new record will be completely active and within a couple of hours it'll propagate all over the world. If you are not sure what you need to do, we have prepared a detailed help article and a short video tutorial regarding how to go about creating a CNAME record and they are both situated in that same section of Hepsia. Needless to say, you can also get in touch with us for assistance anytime.